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Overview
This week, you spent some time reflecting on persuasion in your everyday life. But why is persuasion so important? Let us think about that a little bit in this assignment.
Prompt
Now that you have spent some time writing down some potential issues for your project, it is time to narrow the focus.
Part One: After exploring the library databases and reviewing your brainstorming activity, select two potential issues that are related to your career or degree. Again, ensure that you
are selecting and writing about two different issues. Each section should be written as a fully developed, 5–8 sentence paragraph.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1. Identify two arguable sides about your first issue related to your career or degree field.
2. Identify two arguable sides about your second issue related to your career or degree field.
Part Two: After exploring both sides of each issue, choose one to write about in your final persuasive essay.
Specifically, you must also address the following rubric criteria:
3. Choose a side that you might argue.
4. Identify why your topic would be meaningful to your audience (people connected to your career or degree field).
Guidelines for Submission
Your assignment must be written in MLA or APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. This assignment is submitted in Brightspace.
Supporting Materials
To support your work on the project, use the following resources:
CQ Researcher – SAGE
Academic Search Ultimate
Opposing Viewpoints in Context – Gale
Other relevant library databases
Your Brainstorming Ideas activity
Module One Assignment Rubric
Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
First Issue Identifies two arguable sides about the
first issue related to a career or degree
field
Shows progress toward proficiency, but
with errors or omissions; areas for
improvement may include explaining two
clear, arguable sides to the issue or
demonstrating relation to a career or
degree field
Does not attempt criterion 22.5
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Criteria Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Second Issue Identifies two arguable sides about the
second issue related to a career or degree
field
Shows progress toward proficiency, but
with errors or omissions; areas for
improvement may include explaining two
clear, arguable sides to the issue or
demonstrating relation to a career or
degree field
Does not attempt criterion 22.5
Argue Identifies which side might be argued if
this issue is pursued in the final
persuasive essay
Shows progress toward proficiency, but
with errors or omissions; areas for
improvement may include discussing
more clearly the relation to the potential
topic
Does not attempt criterion 22.5
Audience Identifies why the topic would be
meaningful to people connected to the
career or degree field
Shows progress toward proficiency, but
with errors or omissions; areas for
improvement may include more detail in
explaining why the topic would be
relevant to the audience
Does not attempt criterion 22.5
Articulation of Response Clearly conveys meaning with
grammatical choices, sentence structure,
and spelling, demonstrating an
understanding of audience and purpose
Shows progress toward proficiency, but
with inconsistencies in grammatical
conventions, sentence structure, and
spelling, negatively impacting readability
The submission has critical
inconsistencies in grammatical
conventions, sentence structure, and
spelling, preventing understanding of
ideas
10
Total: 100%
